Trigirl is excited to announce our new premium trisuit packages with two options to include all of your triathlon needs.
Our Swift Premium package includes our novice-level Swift trisuit, a coordinating race belt, a Trigirl drawstring bag and our exclusive 12-week training plan, while the Olympus Premium package includes our top-level Olympus trisuit, coordinating cycling mitts, elastic speed laces, and our 12-week training plan.
Sold at a discounted price to individual items, Trigirl premium packages provide great value and expert training advice to guarantee an amazing season!
The Female Triathlete: What We Need to Know About Bike Maintenance
The bicycle is a beautiful thing… So why are many female triathletes intimidated by them?
As a triathlete, it’s very important to know your bike inside and out. Read Trigirl’s latest article for some simple things you should know before your next ride.
Well I hope you’re all been enjoying the gorgeous summer weather…oh wait, that’s right – it’s been cold and wet again! Not quite the perfect conditions we’ve been longing for after the longest winter since records began (or something), but at least we don’t have to worry about dodgy tan-lines from Lycra shorts and cycling tops!
Since you last heard from me I have been mainly, well, swimming, biking, and running! I decided I needed a couple of months to consolidate after my first race and training weekend before my summer race (which has just been cancelled incidentally, so any recommendations for races in the Oxfordshire area gratefully received!); a time to establish a routine and try to put some of what I’ve learnt into practice.
Latest Offer – 20% OFF Swift Trisuit
For a limited time only, we’re offering our Swift Trisuit with Support Crop for 20% off the regular price.
Already a well-priced trisuit, the Swift offers the high-end features that Trigirl is known for in our heavier Newport fabric. The Swift flatters and supports, featuring stylish silver piping details, and technical fabric that sustains muscles, decreasing muscle fatigue and improving performance.
The Swift trisuit comes with a versatile separate power Lycra support bra and features a Trigirl-exclusive women’s specific triathlon chamois providing extra, bulk-free comfort on longer cycle rides.
Our 20% savings trisuit offer is only up for a short time, so order your Swift Trisuit today!
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Soon enough the lake swim comes to all novice and aspiring triathletes. I’d avoided it for months. I left it as late as I possibly could: just one week before my first triathlon. If I could have left it until the day before I would have, truth be told.
I was terrified. I was terrified for many reasons, one being my struggles with swimming – in a pool. I did not have the confidence to head out of the relative safety (and warmth) of a pool to attempt to swim in a lake. Every pool swim, or delayed swim confounded my panicky preconceptions of how damn awful it would be. And of what a rubbish swimmer I am.
Alas, Trigirl Training Days maybe finished for the year, but there are still opportunities to attend women only triathlon training sessions, with a focus on personalised attention.
Tanja Slater (former Professional Cyclist and Elite GB Triathlete) & Sara Northover (multiple World & European triathlete Age Group medallist) are offering women’s only triathlon and cycling camps for a beginner to advanced level. In fabulous locations (including upcoming camps at Fleur Au Soleil in France), the camps feature small group size and beautiful accommodation at a reasonable price.
We’ve pulled out our diaries here at the Trigirl offices to see if we can squeeze in one of Tanja and Sara’s camps for ourselves!
For more information on Up And Active, visit their website here.
A few months ago, we posted an article and video featuring inspiring triathlete, Edwina Brocklesby. We’re pleased to say that she has inspired us again!
Congratulations to Eddie who on Saturday, at 70 years of age, became the oldest British Ironman finisher in history. Not only that, but she set the record in Lanzarote, considered one of (if not THE) most challenging Ironman course.
From the Ironman Lanzarote blog feed:They started in pouring rain this morning and had to contend with very wet roads on the bikes. Then they climbed 8,000 feet into a testing headwind. By the time they got back to transition the sun was searingly hot as they began their run. As the sun went down, they dealt with running into it, and once it had gone, the temperature dropped dramatically. Lanzarote has once again served up a dramatic and fascinating race and has lived up to its reputation as one of the world’s toughest.
Eddie, you are AMAZING!
We’re also quite proud that Eddie reported back that she wore her Trigirl armwarmers throughout the 112-mile bike!
For more on Eddie (and to be inspired by her energy!) see our video here.
We’ll need to get to work updating our article to include her latest and most amazing accomplishment yet!
Trigirl ambassador, Natalie Johnson’s blog about her fear of ‘the swim’ got more comments than almost any other blog that we’ve posted. We know that Natalie is not alone and we realised that it was time to offer some tips for conquering the swim fears that so many triathletes (both new and experienced) face.
So we bring you without further adieu… Trigirl Tips for Conquering Your Triathlon Swim Fears.
Let’s talk about being prepared for triathlon: what you eat; what you wear; and how you train. I know it feels like a lot in one blog, and a bit rich coming from a novice triathlete! But as the triathlon season really gets underway this month, these are the things that I wish I had known earlier…
Get a triathlon kit. It is not arrogant or showy-offy to get a triathlon kit. Good kit makes triathlon a little bit easier for you – and therefore more fun! I was sceptical but am now a convert. You don’t need to spend hundreds of pounds, either. Here are my top 3 tips for triathlon kit that have made a huge difference to me in training:
- I bought Look Keo pedals and some road racing shoes for the bike. They made such a difference. I had been riding in trainers with cages for so long; I thought I was doing OK. But what a leap forward in power! I kept up with the men for the first time ever. I wish I had bought them sooner. And I didn’t fall off at any junctions, which apart from looking silly, was my main worry!
There are many aspects of triathlon to worry about when you are first setting out in the sport. Trying to master (or at least have a go at) three different sports seemingly thrown together in a random act of masochism, all the kit (so much kit!), the training, the lingo… But for a group of novice female triathletes attending Trigirl’s Women Only Triathlon Training Day in Bristol, the most pressing question was “but what do I wear?”.
There were just so many options to discuss: sports bra or built-in support top, a fetching little two-piece or an all-in-one trisuit, socks or bare feet, trainers or cleats…but most of all the sports bra…
Our coach for the day Kim Ingleby (GB triathlete, personal trainer, mental performance coach of Energised Performance) was patience and optimism personified!
Let me take you back a week or so to Good Friday. A bit chilly, you may recall. A good day for curling up in front of a log fire and eating lots of Easter eggs. Or in my case, a day for embarking on my first triathlon of the season.
The Good Fri Tri at Radley College in Oxfordshire was the scene of my previous attempt back in 2011 and I’d decided to return to the same race to kick off this season, this time stepping up to the sprint distance.
We had been told if the temperature dropped below zero, it would be turned into a duathlon (run-bike-run), so you can imagine my joy (with not a hint of sarcasm, oh no) when it was announced that it was officially two degrees and therefore ideal conditions to ride a bike in wet clothes!
We know that triathlon can be expensive, but are there ways to save money? Do you need the latest bicycle or the most expensive wetsuit? We’ve narrowed down a list of the Top 10 essentials that you need to complete a triathlon, along with some ideas on where to save (and where to spend). See our Top Ten list here.
Did we miss anything? What items do you find essential to complete your race?
Spring forward – into blind panic!
As the clocks went forward I felt a slight panic, as not only did that mean the kids were losing an hour of sleep, it was also the starting gun on the countdown to race day. It is not winter any more. We are not just running. We are now training. And it’s just 10 weeks until the Blenheim Triathlon. This slight panic quickly escalated, through all my rational thoughts, from slight; hurtling past deep concern; and headlong into full-on breakdown in a matter of one, hour-deprived, day! OH YES. NOW THIS REALLY IS PANIC.
I had big plans for this post. It was going to be helpful and inspirational. I was going to talk about the importance of rest in your routine. I was going to talk about believing in yourself and a positive mental attitude. But the wave of nausea is tidal and promises to consume me and all the good work I have already done. Instead, all I have for you is panic…
We were thrilled to see this blog post from elite Scottish triathlete, Seonaid Thompson. In the post, she professes her love for her new Trigirl kit, sighting some of her favourite features, such as legs that don’t ride up, our famously flattering silhouettes and high-performance fabrics. And speaking of performance, we’re happy to say that while wearing Trigirl, Seonaid took 1st place woman and 4th overall in the Nelson Sea Swim!
Well done, Seonaid, and thank you for your kind words!
This just in! Trigirl has new styles and colours to get your race season started stronger (and more stylish!) than ever.
Here’s what to look for:
Pace Triathlon Long Capri– all of the performance details you’d expect, including high-performance fabrics and our exclusive women’s specific triathlon elastic-interface chamois, in a versatile and flattering new length.
The Olympus Long Trisuit– our best-selling longer leg trisuit, now available without a crop top for maximum versatility. Allows you to wear you own sports bra and even better, the spicy orange colour is a perfect match for the new Anita Active Air Control bra, one of the best triathlon bras we’ve found anywhere!